Sleeve and cuff holder



(No Model.)

L. H. TAYLOR. SLEEVE AND CUFF HOLDER.

No. 475,905. Patented May 31, 1892.

(June/ ntoi- UNTTED I STATES PATENT Omucn.

LA'WRENGE- HENRY TAYLOR, OF MUSCATINEIOVVA.

SLEEVE AND CUFF HOLDER.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,905, dated May 31,1892.

Application filed July 13, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE HENRY TAY- LOR, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Muscatine, in the county of Muscatine and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeve andGulf Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a combined sleeve and cuff holder; and it hasfor its object to provide a device of this character designed to supportthe culf in the desired location upon the arm and at the same timeretain the wristband of the shirt in its proper position with relationto the cuff.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and improvedarticle of this character designed to be entirely constructed in asingle piece and which will, furthermore, possess advantages in point ofinexpensiveness, durability, ease of adjustment, and general efficiency.

111 the drawings,in which similar letters of reference denotecorresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating theapplication of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional Viewillustrating the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the devicedetached aud showing the same as constructed of wire or strip metah Fig.4. is a similar view of the device as manufactured from sheet metal.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the combined sleeve and cutlholder, which is preferably formed of a single piece of wire or sheetmetal. At the rear end of the device is an arm B, having providedtherein aV-shaped slot 1), adapted to receive a portion of theshirtsleeve, thus securing the holder thereto. A forwardly-extending arm0 is provided at the outer end of the holder, which has a slot 0. Thelatter is adapted to receive the shank s of the sleeve-button S, and,being of less breadth than the diameter of the head 5' of said button,accidental disengagement of the button, therefore, is obviated.

Between the arms B and C and connecting the same is an enlarged portionD, having an approximately-circular opening cl. The lat- Serial No.399,389. (No model.)

ter serves the twofold purpose of admitting the head of thesleeve-button to permit the shank of the latter to be received by theslot 0 and to receive the portion of the shirt-sleeve to be wedged inthe slot 1).

E designates the cuff-securer, which is located at the outer end of thearm 0. The securer E consists of an arm bent upwardly at approximatelyright angles to said arm 0, as shown at e, and thence bent forwardly anddownwardly for about one-half the length of the portion 6, as at e, thearm terminating in a forward extension e parallel with the plane of thearm 0 and adapted to bear upon the outer surface of the cuif to preventdisengagement with the latter.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understoodby those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

In manufacture it will be obvious that the device can be made either ofa single piece of wire or strip of metal or it maybe stamped from sheetmetal, in -any of which cases the entire device is formed in a singlepiece. When constructed of wire or strip metal, one end is bent to formthe cuff-securer, the wire or strip being then bent to form the otherparts, and, lastly, the free end is bent and secured around the portion6 of the cuff-securer, as shown in Fig. 3. When formed of sheet metal,the entire device is struck therefrom by a suitable die, thecuff-securer being struck up at the outer end of the device and into theshape specified. (See Fig. 4:.)

In practice the cuff-securer is first passed through the lowerbuttonholes of the cuif, and the latter then drawn over the hand. Whenthe opening cl coincides with the sleevebutton, the head of the latteris projected through the opening, so that the slot 0 will receive thebutton-shank. After the cuff has been adjusted, as desired, a portion ofthe shirt-sleeve is forced by the finger through the opening d and thendrawn into the slot e, securely fastening the device to the sleeve.

My invention serves the twofold purpose of retaining the cuff andshirt-sleeve in adjusted position,the wristband being thus held in itsproper relation to the cuff. By this construction the Wristband isprevented from working below the cuff, as frequently occurs in devicesof this character.

I claim as my invention- As an improved article of manufacture, acombined sleeve and cuff holder comprising a rearWardly-proj ectin g armB, provided with a \l-shaped slot 17, adapted to receive a portion ofthe sleeve, a forward1y-extending arm 0, provided With a slot 0 ofapproximately the same breadth throughout its length and adapted toreceive the sleeve-button shank and retain said button, whereby theWristband is held in its proper relation to the cuff, an enlargedportion D, connecting said arms and having an opening (Z, and aeuff-securer E, located at the outer end of the arm 0 and consisting ofan outturned portion 6, a downwardly and forwardly extending portion e,

and an extension 6 approximately parallel with the plane of the arm 0,said seeurer being adapted to retain the cuff against disengagementtherefrom in either direction, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LAVRENCE HENRY TAYLOR.

\Vitnesses:

J. M. KEMBLE, FRANK LAMBERT.

